Includes 649 photographs (b&w and col.), 36.5 cm graphic material, 3 optical discs, 2 paintings, 1 audiocassette (100 min.), 1 audio disc, 1 map, and 1 videocassette (100 min.)
Incorporated in 1759, the official name of the corporation is “The Rector, Wardens and Vestry of the Parish of St. Paul's, Halifax.” Its foundations began in 1749 with the establishment of St. Paul's by royal decree by King George II. The first missionaries, sent from England by the Venerable Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Lands (SPG), arrived in 1749 aboard the 'Sphinx' with the Hon. Edward Cornwallis. Construction of the church building began in 1750 and was completed by 1763. The corporation was supported through a combination of pew rents, which were charged until 1890, and land ownership. The governing body of the parish corporation is the Parish Council, previously known as the Vestry. The Parish Council currently consists of the rector and any other clergy appointed to the parish (such as curates or assistant rectors); three churchwardens; a secretary; a treasurer; and not less than three and no more than twelve parishioners elected from the congregation; one or more parish organization representatives; and one youth representative. All committees and organizations of the parish report to the Parish Council, providing annual reports for the annual parish meeting. The Parish Council, through the Finance Committee, also oversees the finances of the church. Some organizations are overseen by specific offices, such as the Chancel Guild, which reports directly to the rector, and the Property Committee, which works under the churchwardens. As an evangelical church, mission and outreach have always been important facets to St. Paul's ministries. Through the years, this has included missionary work done by St. Paul's clergy beginning in the 18th century; providing relief efforts for victims of the Halifax Explosion of 1917; providing financial assistance to numerous war-time efforts; support of St. Paul's Home; as well as theatrical and concert performances. St. Paul's is home to the oldest Sunday School in Canada, founded in 1783. The Sunday School is currently overseen by the Spiritual Development Committee, who report to the Parish Council. St. Paul's first cemetery was known first as “the churchyard” later known as the Old Burying Ground. Located on Barrington Street, this location was used by the parish from 1749 to 1844 and is currently classified as a National Historic Site. Since 1987, this property has been overseen by the Old Burying Ground Foundation. Bibliography: Emsley, Sarah Baxter. St. Paul's in the Grand Parade. Halifax: Formac, 1999. Harris, Reginald V. The church of Saint Paul in Halifax Nova Scotia: 1749-1949. Toronto: Ryerson, 1949
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Fonds consists of: administration, cemetaries, choir and music ministries, disaster response, guilds etc., newspaper clippings, outreach, parish council, photos, publications, service records, Sunday school, visitors books
When records were found in the basement of the Parish Hall, very little original order was evident and an order has been imposed by archivist. However where an original order is evident, it has been preserved.
Further accruals are expected, both of historical and current documents, as the church is operational and the Archives Committee continues the ongoing process of accessioning, arranging and describing the inventory of the St Paul's Church Archives
Most of the records were stored in St. Paul's Parish Hall and moved to the Church, following the demolition of the old Parish Hall. Some records were accrued through records management from the St. Paul's church office.
Title based on contents of fonds.
See also the Clergy of St. Paul's Church fonds and the Churchwardens of St. Paul's Church fonds.
Records are available by appointment only.
See Saint Paul's Archivist for details on copying restrictions.
A database containing file-level and some item-level descriptions of these records is available in the St. Paul's Church Archives for staff use.
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Series forms part of Corporation of St. Paul's Church fonds and consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, accounting and auditing records, scrapbooks, brochures, notices, magazines, photographs, leaflets, menus, minute books, real estate files, and financial records including trust and other funds, bequests, investments, memorial and fund contributions, share certificates, ledgers and ledger pages.
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Series forms part of Corporation of St. Paul's Church fonds and consists of grant and map of Old Burying Ground, financial documents, perpetual care records, documentation of the Old Burying Ground summer guide program, vestry minutes, and correspondence.
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Prior to the installation of the first organ in 1765, music was provided by a small group of musicians and singers from a loft in the gallery. The founding of the choir can therefore be likely dated back to the earliest services of St. Paul's Church in 1750, making this one of the earliest choirs in Canadian Protestant churches. The St. Paul's choir did not wear surplices until Easter 1916, when they began wearing traditional black robes. The choir began to wear red in 1931, to reflect the church's royal foundation. From 1978 to 1990, Dr. Walter Kemp served as organist and choir director, leading a resurgence of St. Paul's importance in the local music scene. At this time, St. Paul's hosted a lunchtime concert series and numerous public performances featuring both the St. Paul's choir and other singers and musicians, including Symphony Nova Scotia. Currently, music ministries are overseen by the Director of Music Ministries, and the Organist and Choir Director. Both are salaried positions which report to the clergy and belong to the Spiritual Development Committee. Parishioners volunteer their time and talents to both the contemporary music team, which includes singers and musicians, serves at the 9 am service; and the traditional choir, who still wear the red surplices and serve at the 11 am service. Some notable musical events held at St. Paul's include the first oratorio performed in Canada (1769), a service of prayer and praise during the 1995 G-7 summit, and a Festival of Praise in 1996, featuring 100 choir directors, musicians and choristers attending a series of workshops culminating in an ecumenical service. Bibliography: Emsley, Sarah Baxter. St. Paul's in the Grand Parade. Halifax: Formac, 1999. Harris, Reginald V. The church of Saint Paul in Halifax Nova Scotia: 1749-1949. Toronto: Ryerson, 1949.
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Series forms part of Corporation of St. Paul's Church fonds and consists of hymn books, fabric samples, awards, concert programmes and posters, correspondence, sheet music, newspaper clippings, contracts, reports, applications, resumes, photographs, choir attendance book, service bulletins, annual reports and minutes.
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Rev. Dr. Samuel Prince (1883-1960) oversaw the organization of St. Paul's Hall into St. Paul's Hospital - a temporary Red Cross hospital for victims of the 1917 Halifax Explosion. Injured and homeless people were provided refuge in the church hall, which served as both hospital and dormitory. The nave of the church building was used as a makeshift morgue. The vestry was also used as a hospital. Bibliography: Emsley, Sarah Baxter. St. Paul's in the Grand Parade. Halifax: Formac, 1999. Harris, Reginald V. The church of Saint Paul in Halifax Nova Scotia: 1749-1949. Toronto: Ryerson, 1949.
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Series forms part of Corporation of St. Paul's Church fonds and consists of nurses' charts, patient lists, lists of missing and wounded children and available homes for the children.
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Series forms part of Corporation of St. Paul's Church fonds and consists of minutes, financial and other reports, correspondence, member lists, news clippings and other ephemera related to groups including the Jubilee Unit of the Ladies Auxiliary, Brotherhood of St. Andrew, St. Paul's Men's Club, Girls Missionary Guild, St. Paul's Society for Boys, Inner City Youth and Inner City Boys Clubs, St. Paul's Working Society, St. Paul's Loyal Workers, Band of Hope, Young People's Society, Young Married Couples'™ Club, Anglican Forward Movement, Chi Rho Fellowship, Anglican Church Women (A.C.W.), and St. Paul's Youth Group. Subseries Chancel Guild
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Information regarding St. Paul's organizations can also be found in the Annual Reports subseries of the Parish Council series, as well as in the Outreach and Mission series.
Chancel Guild members are appointed by the rector, and the guild operates independently of Parish Council, in consultation with the rector, to prepare the chancel area for all church services.
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Sub-series consists of minutes, duty rosters, membership lists, correspondence, and a monthly calendar of flower requests.
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Series forms part of Corporation of St. Paul's Church fonds and consists of loose news clippings and scrapbooks of clippings pertaining to the people and events of St. Paul's Church.
Some records are extremely fragile, particularly those found in the time capsule.
Some records were found in a time capsule taken from the cornerstone of the old St. Paul's Parish Hall in 1986. The rest of the records were either found in the old St. Paul's Hall prior to its demolition, or were donated by members of the congregation.
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Series consists of subseries: missions, organizations, performances, St. Paul's Home, Summer guide program
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Sub-series consists of financial reports from Church of England missions.
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Sub-series consists of one monthly report and minutes from the Outreach Committee and the Outreach and World Mission Committees of St. Paul's Church.
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See also the Guilds, societies and organizations series, and the Committees subseries of the Parish Council series.
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Sub-series consists of programmes, production notes, advertisements, financial papers, correspondence, photographs of the set, a videorecording and copy of the script for "St. Paul's: as it is‚ was, and will be" by Fiona Day, performed for the 250th anniversary of St. Paul's; advertisement poster for a musical performance by Musique Royale; press release and programme for the play "St. Paul's Halifax" by A. Kent Griffin, performed in 1949 for the 200th anniversary of St. Paul's.
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See also the Parish Council Committees series for more information regarding the plays commemorating the 200th and 250th anniversaries of St. Paul's.
St. Paul’s Home (formerly known as St. Paul’s Almshouse of Industry for Girls, then St. Paul’s Home for Girls and subsequently St. Paul’s Residence for Girls), opened May 1, 1867 as a home for orphaned or destitute girls. Though St. Paul’s Home was not limited to accepting only Anglican girls, they did at first refuse to allow Roman Catholic girls. This restriction was later removed and, in 1890, other Anglican churches in Halifax and Dartmouth were permitted to participate with administration and support of St. Paul’s Home. No longer under the jurisdiction of St. Paul’s Church, St. Paul's Home is now an independent organization with a requirement to have some members of the church on its Board of Directors. St. Paul’s Home currently provides seven houses for the use of non-profit organizations serving youth at risk. St. Paul’s Home also provides grants, scholarships, and funding for various charitable outreach organizations for youth at risk. Bibliography: Emsley, Sarah Baxter. St. Paul’s in the Grand Parade. Halifax: Formac, 1999. Harris, Reginald V. The church of Saint Paul in Halifax Nova Scotia: 1749-1949. Toronto: Ryerson, 1949.
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Sub-series consists of financial and annual reports, receipts, accounts, adoption papers, correspondence, minutes, constitution. Also includes some papers pertaining to the Owen Memorial Trust and St. Pauls Church Annex.
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Sub-series consists of reference materials used by the guides; grant applications; financial papers; applications and other documents related to the hiring of summer guides; records of church visitors kept by guides, including one notebook of personal reminisces by one summer guide. The summer guide program, begun in the 1980s, is funded through grants from Young Canada Works. This program permits the hiring of two students each summer who lead tours of the church.
Further accruals are expected; new visitor’s pages accrued at the end of each summer.
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Some records closed for confidentiality purposes.
Includes 10 photographs, 3 optical discs (CD-ROM), 3 cm graphic material, and 1 audiocassette.
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Series consists of subseries: meetings, annual reports, committees, correspondence, financial records
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Sub-series consists of minutes of parochial meetings, committee reports, financial statements, as well as a copy of the annual report of St. Paul's Church Bloor Street East Toronto, which served as the template for the annual reports of St. Paul's Anglican Church in Halifax.
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Sub-series consists of records maintained by the 250th Anniversary Committee, Archives Committee, Rector Search Committee, Bicentenary of the Anglican Episcopate Committee, and the 200th Anniversary Committee, which include draft copies of books, flyers, correspondence, sign-up sheets, brochures, reports, news clippings, guest lists, and notes for Sarah Emsley's 1999 history of St. Paul's Church.
Includes 10 photographs (col.), 3 cm graphic material, and 3 optical discs (CD-ROM).
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Sub-series consists of correspondence of the vestry clerk, including three petitions regarding the Willis-Twining issue; contracts, transfer copies of letters and receipts dealing with Vestry matters, Vestry members' lists indicating Glebe committee members, financial papers and church building papers.
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Sub-series consists of ledgers containing information regarding pew rents, assessments, churchwardens accounts, clergy salaries, expenses, Glebe income, reports to the Vestry, accounts of bequests and investments, and other files of the Treasurer of St. Pauls Vestry.
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Sub-series consists of vestry minutes which include some financial matters such as pew rents, as well as petitions, some Glebe accounts, annual statements and Year Books, attendance records, some audio recordings of meetings, sub-committee reports, correspondence and meeting agendas.
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Includes 33.5 cm graphic material, 2 paintings, and 0.35 cm textual records.
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Series forms part of Corporation of St. Paul's Church fonds and consists of images of parishioners, clergymen, and of the church and church hall as well as Honour Rolls (mounted lists of names) of parishioners who served in World War I and II.
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Series forms part of Corporation of St. Paul's Church fonds and consists of parish magazines, yearbooks, rectors annual reports, as well as correspondence and other documentation relating to the publication of same, including draft copies of articles. From January 1884-1949, the parish published the monthly St. Pauls Magazine, which was replaced by the quarterly St. Pauls Newsletter (renamed The Parish Newsletter in 1960). In the 1970s, the title changed to St. Pauls News, and then in 1991 to the St. Pauls Journal. This magazine continues to be published approximately quarterly, and features submissions from both congregation and clergy. Some of the wartime copies of St. Pauls Magazine include copies of Home Words (a wartime publication from England).
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Incorporated in 1759, the official name of the corporation is “The Rector, Wardens and Vestry of the Parish of St. Paul's, Halifax.” Its foundations began in 1749 with the establishment of St. Paul's by royal decree by King George II. The first missionaries, sent from England by the Venerable Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Lands (SPG), arrived in 1749 aboard the 'Sphinx' with the Hon. Edward Cornwallis. Construction of the church building began in 1750 and was completed by 1763. The corporation was supported through a combination of pew rents, which were charged until 1890, and land ownership. The governing body of the parish corporation is the Parish Council, previously known as the Vestry. The Parish Council currently consists of the rector and any other clergy appointed to the parish (such as curates or assistant rectors); three churchwardens; a secretary; a treasurer; and not less than three and no more than twelve parishioners elected from the congregation; one or more parish organization representatives; and one youth representative. All committees and organizations of the parish report to the Parish Council, providing annual reports for the annual parish meeting. The Parish Council, through the Finance Committee, also oversees the finances of the church. Some organizations are overseen by specific offices, such as the Chancel Guild, which reports directly to the rector, and the Property Committee, which works under the churchwardens. As an evangelical church, mission and outreach have always been important facets to St. Paul's ministries. Through the years, this has included missionary work done by St. Paul's clergy beginning in the 18th century; providing relief efforts for victims of the Halifax Explosion of 1917; providing financial assistance to numerous war-time efforts; support of St. Paul's Home; as well as theatrical and concert performances. St. Paul's is home to the oldest Sunday School in Canada, founded in 1783. The Sunday School is currently overseen by the Spiritual Development Committee, who report to the Parish Council. St. Paul's first cemetery was known first as “the churchyard” later known as the Old Burying Ground. Located on Barrington Street, this location was used by the parish from 1749 to 1844 and is currently classified as a National Historic Site. Since 1987, this property has been overseen by the Old Burying Ground Foundation. Bibliography: Emsley, Sarah Baxter. St. Paul's in the Grand Parade. Halifax: Formac, 1999. Harris, Reginald V. The church of Saint Paul in Halifax Nova Scotia: 1749-1949. Toronto: Ryerson, 1949
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Series consists of lists of services, service leaflets and programmes, and images and sound recordings of services.
Title based on contents of series.
Some service leaflets are listed under the Choir and music minstries series.
Founded in 1783 by Rev. Dr. John Breynton (1719-1799), St. Paul’s Sunday School is the oldest Sunday School in Canada. Historically, the Sunday School operated under the Sunday School Association, later the Children’s Program Advisory Committee, and currently operates as part of St. Paul’s Spiritual Development. Two women stand out as leaders in the Sunday School. Miss Frances Kellogg taught from 1888 until 1939, a term of 51 years. This record had only been outdone by that of Kellogg’s aunt, Jane Tremaine, who had taught for 65 years. Through the years, St. Paul’s Sunday School offered classes not only for the children of the parish, but also Bible classes for adults, including a classes for young working women (such as maids), black and Chinese children (the latter of which offered ESL lessons in addition to religious education). The St. Paul’s Sunday School maintained a library, known as the Hodgers Memorial Library, for the use of its pupils. Bibliography: Emsley, Sarah Baxter. St. Paul’s in the Grand Parade. Halifax: Formac, 1999. Harris, Reginald V. The church of Saint Paul in Halifax Nova Scotia: 1749-1949. Toronto: Ryerson, 1949.
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Series consists of sub-series: library, photographs, registers, and administration
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Sub-series consists of minutes of monthly meetings, accounts of receipts, expenditures and operating expenses, association by-laws, financial papers, receipts, and miscellaneous loose documents.
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Sub-series consists of library registers of classes, books and students; index of book titles in the library, dates of books borrowed and returned, one book from the library, and lists of books for binding.
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Sub-series consists of photographs of and programmes for Sunday School plays, examination completion certificates, two Bibles (one of which belonged to Frances Kellogg, including extant notes from the Bible), photographs of Frances Kellogg, and Kellogg's obituary.
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Sub-series consists of classroom attendance and collections, class lists, lists of teachers and officers, and lists of scholars grades.
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Series consists of lists of names of visitors to St. Paul's Church, including one sheet of prominent visitors.
Records were accrued through records management from the church office.
Some documents were transferred from the old Parish Hall upon its demolition in 1976, or moved from the basement of the Parish House in 1997.
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